Hair comb



March 13, 1934.

N. FULTON 950,667

HAIR COMB Filed Dec. 17, 1932 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Mim I 3mm M '1 /E// iii/i011 March 13, 1934. FULTQN 1,950,667

HAIR COMB Filed Dec. 17, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5% w. /4, M W W 5 7 2, f 7 mm: mi J I 6 Patented Mar. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR COMB

9 Claims.

The present invention relates to combs adapted to be held in the hand for combing the hair, and has for an object to provide an article which embodies both a coarse tooth section and afine tooth section suitably spacedapart to be effective for following the fine tooth section behind the coarse tooth section and thus take the place of two separate combs which require two separate operations.

An object of the present invention is to provide an article of manufacture in the form of a comb which may be cut, stamped, molded or otherwise suitably formed with a single blank of such construction that the. blank may be bent to form for use by a right-handed or left-handed person and according to the direction of movement of the article through the hair so as to dispose the coarse tooth section in advance of the fine tooth section.

The invention also aims to provide a single blank from which the complete article may be manufactured and wherein the article may have at one end a handle and suitable spacing or bridging means for maintaining the two toothed sections in spaced apart relation.

Another feature of the present invention is to provide a blank which may be inexpensively made and inexpensively handled to produce either right or left hand articlesand a blank which may be constructed from. any suitable material capable of being bent or molded, either under heat and pressure or otherwise, to the finished article.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention willbe more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views- Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank from which the improved double comb may be made.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the completed comb made from the blank of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, showing the coarse and fine toothed sections spaced apart Figure 4 is a plan view of a modified form of blank from which the comb may be made according to this invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the comb produced from the blank of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a transverse section taken through the comb on the line 6-6 of Figure 5, showing the coarse tooth section at the left of the figure.

Figure 7 is a similar view but with the blank bent in an opposite direction to dispose the coarse tooth section at the right of the figure.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary plan view of a further modified form of blank from which the doublecomb may be made.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of a comb made from the blank of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a transverse section taken through the comb on the line l010 of Figure 9 with the blank folded in one direction to dispose the coarse teeth to the left side of the comb, and

Figure 11 is a similar view showing the blank folded in the opposite direction to dispose the coarse teeth at the right of the article.

Referring now to the drawings, and first to the form shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the improved double comb may be constructed from a single piece integral blank as shown in Figure 1 with an upper edge or frame portion 15 of suitable width to give strength and stability to the completed article and which is continued across the central portion of the blank to provide a bridge piece 16, and which is extended at opposite ends of the blank to provide bridge portions 17 and handle portions 18 extending beyond the bridge portions 17. The bridge portions 17 are each of a length equal substantially to half the length of the bridge piece 16, and the handle portions 18 are of any suitable configuration or shape and of suitable size so that when brought together in desired contact, such as face contact shown in Figure 2, they will provide a hand hold or handle by means of which the comb may be supported and manipulated. The frame band or strip 15 is provided at one side of the central bridge portion 16 with a coarse tooth section 19 which preferably extends from the end of the bridge section 16 of the bridge portion 1'7. At the opposite side of the blank, theirame part 15 is provided with a fine tooth section 20 which extends preferably throughout the distance between the bridge piece 16 and the adjacent bridge portion 17.

The fine tooth section 20 is preferably of less depth than the coarse tooth section 19 so as to properly proportion the length of the teeth with respect to the width and spacing apart thereof. In efiect, the article provides a pair of separate and independent combs but at the same time so interconnects the combs that one will follow the other at a desired and eifective distance apart, and wherein both may be manipulated in a single operation.

The article produced from the blank shown in Figure 1 is illustrated in Figure 2. To produce the article the blank is folded upon the lines 21 at opposite ends of the bridge piece 16. The frame portions 15 are bent on these lines 21 in either direction, in one direction to produce the article shown in Figure 2 wherein the coarse tooth section 19 of the comb is in advance of the fine tooth section 20. When the blank frame is bent in the opposite direction, the relative positions of the coarse and fine tooth sections 19 and 20 are interchanged. Thus, the blank is so constructed that no change need be made therein for producing right and left hand articles.

After the blank is bent over upon the lines 21 to dispose the side portions substantially in par allel relation, the bridge portions 1'7 are bent inwardly toward each other so as to bring thehandle sections 18 together. The handle sections 18 may be disposed in face engagement throughout the length of the handle, or any other suitable assembling of these handle sections may be resorted to. The handle sections may be securedtogether so as to hold the blank in proper form by rivets 22, or the like, as shown in Figure 2. The opposite side portions of the blank, between the bridge section 16 and the handles 18, may be given a suit-' able curve or configuration to adapt the tooth sections 19 and 20 to the curvature of the hand and thus insure that the comb at each stroke will follow through the hair and hold it flat against the head to utilize the full limit of the stroke and to keep the hair from being pulled up and loosened as is usual with the ordinary straight comb. The completed article, as shown in Figure 2, is thus curved from end to end so as to conform to the head and cover a relatively large area in the operation of the comb. The blank may be constructed of any suitable material which is bendable either by pressure, heat, or heat and pressure and the blank may be constructed by stamping, molding or in any other suitable manner, and is preferably made in one piece although various modifications in this respect may be resorted to depending upon the conditions of manufacture.

In the modification shown in Figures 4 to 7, the comb is made of a single blank having a body portion 23 constructed to provide a central opening or slot 24 which may be of a width corresponding to the distance desired between the comb sections.

Along one edge of the blank body 23 is provided a coarse tooth section 25 formed along the outer edge of the body of frame part 23 of the blank and which preferably has an outer concave edge conforming generally to the curvature of the head. This coarse tooth section 25 is adapted to be bent in either direction on the line 26 so as to provide a right or a left hand comb, as shown in Figures 6 and '7. The opposite side of the frame or blank body 23 is provided with a fine tooth section 27 which is concave at its outer edge to conform to the curvature of the head, and which is adapted to be bent in either direction upon the line 28 so as to dispose the fine tooth section at either the right or the left hand side of the comb as shown in Figures 6 and '7. The body or frame part of the blank has at one end a handle 29 which comprises an extension of the bridge piece 30 closing one end of the slot 24 and which is disposed opposite to the bridge piece 31 which closes the opposite end of the slot 24 and forms a connecting portion between the tooth sections 25 and 27. It will be noted that the fold lines 26 and 28 are disposed at the opposite ends of the bridge sections 30 and 31 so that the tooth sections 25 and 2'7 may be folded either downwardly or upwardly on these bridge portions 30 and 31 to provide either a right or a left hand comb. In Figure 5 the article is shown which is produced from the blank of Figure 4 and it will be noted that the coarse tooth section 25 is in advance of the fine tooth section 2'7.

Of course, when the blank is pulled in an opposite direction, the tooth sections will be interchanged. The bridge portions 30 and 31 extend acrossthe opposite endsof the comb sections so as to hold the lattergin spaced apart relation and the inherent difference of the material from which the blank is constructed is adapted to support the comb sections at the desired angle on the opposite ends of the bridge portions.

In the third modification shown in Figures 8 to 11, the blank may comprise the upper frame part 32 which is somewhat similar to the form .shown in'Figures 1, 2 and 3 but which is disposed. in a straight line as shown in Figures 4 to '7. The frame 32 is provided with a central bridge piece 33 at one side of which is disposed the coarse tooth section 34 and at its other side is provided the fine tooth section 35. These tooth sections may be bent on lines 36 at opposite ends of the bridge piece 33 so as to dispose the opposite sides or ends of the frame 32 in substantially parallel relation, as shown in Figure 9. The frame. sections may be bent in either direction on the lines 36 to provide right and left hand combs, as shown in Figures 10 and 11. In

this instance but a single bridge section 33 is employed, the same being the middle portion of the blank which merges into the adjacent ends of the comb sections 34 and 35. In this case the material of the blank is given suflicient inherent rigidity to'support the two comb sections upon the bridge piece.

The handle and the other bridge portion is mounted and the comb of Figure 9 is adapted to be grasped in the hand with the fingers suitably disposed between the comb sections.

In the use of a comb constructed according tothis invention a single article is provided to take the place of two separate combs, or a relatively long comb having coarse and fine tooth sections, which sections are used but one at a time. By the use of the present device the coarse tooth section'is adapted to move through the hair and generally untangle the same while by the same movementof using the coarse tooth section,

the fine tooth section follows in properly spaced relation and completes the combing operation by finely separating the hairs and drawing the same closely and compactly together.

Thecomb sections are spaced apart'a distance which is equal substantially to the width of a wave in the hair so that it will not pull out the waves but may be used in retracing or setting the waves, particularly after the hair has received a permanent wave.--In use, a pair of these comb devices may be employed and engaged in the hair in register with the waves and there drawn in opposite directions lengthwise of the devices for drawing the waves in their proper ofiset relation. It will be noted that the comb or tooth sections are curved to fit the head so that as the device is drawn through the hair there will be little or no tendency to raise the hair out of place but merely to untangle and dispose the hair in proper shape conforming to the head.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims:

What is claimed is:

1. A hair comb comprising a body blank having an intermediate bridge portion and a pair of relatively coarse and fine tooth sections extending from opposite ends of the bridge portion, said blank also having a pair of handle sections projecting from the free ends of the tooth sections, said tooth sections adapted to be bent into substantially parallel relation on the ends of the bridge section and said handle sections adapted to be brought together to support the tooth sections.

2. A hair comb comprising an elongated blank having a bridge section intermediate its ends and relatively coarse and fine tooth sections extending from the opposite ends of the bridge section and terminating in short bridge sections with hanrile portions on their outer ends, said comb sections adapted to be bent upon the bridge section into substantially parallel relation, said short bridge sections adapted to be bent inwardly toward each other to support the comb sections in substantially parallel relation, and the handle sections adapted to be bent outwardly in face engagement to provide a handle on the comb.

3. A hair comb comprising a single blank havmg a central bridge portion, opposite side comb portions and handle portions beyond the comb portions, said blank adapted to be bent upon opposite ends of the bridge portion to dispose the comb portions in parallel relation and with the handle portions in register.

4. A hair comb comprising a body portion hav ing opposed spaced apart relatively coarse and fine comb sections adapted to follow one behind the other in combing the hair.

5. A hair comb comprising a pair of relatively coarse and fine comb sections, and means for interconnecting the sections in spaced apart and opposed relation whereby the sections follow one behind the other during the combing operation.

6. A hair comb comprising a pair of relatively coarse and fine comb sections, and means for interconnecting the comb sections in spaced apart opposed relation to each other, said comb sections having concave free edge portions adapted to substantially conform to the curvature of the head and adapted to follow one section behind the other during the combing operation.

7. A hair comb comprising a single piece blank having an intermediate bridge portion and spaced portions bent in one direction from the bridge portion to provide a pair of spaced apart comb sections one behind the other and with one of said sections having relatively coarse teeth and the other section having relatively fine teeth, and a handle at one end of said comb sections.

8. A hair comb blank comprising a body portion having opposed comb sections adapted to be bent at substantially right angles in one direction to the body portion of the blank to provide spaced apart comb sections one behind the other, the comb sections having concave free edges adapted to conform to the curvature of the head.

9. A hair comb comprising a single blank having an intermediate slot providing opposite end bridge portions and with a handle extending lengthwise from one bridge portion, said blank having relatively coarse and fine tooth sections extending in one direction from and along the opposite edges of the blank, said tooth sections adapted to be bent at substantially right angles upon the opposite ends of said bridge portions to provide a pair of spaced apart and interbraced tooth sections one behind the other and with the handle projecting from one end thereof.

NELL FULTON. 

